Rugby News - Southern Hemisphere

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  • Tuesday, 9. August, 2011

    Barrett puts the boot into Bay of Plenty

    A record 29-point haul from the boot of Taranaki flyhalf Beauden Barrett helped secure a thrilling 39-33 win for his team over Bay of Plenty in their National Provincial Championship match on Tuesday.

  • Tuesday, 9. August, 2011

    Bok defence to tighten up

    The Springboks have secured the services of defensive coaching specialist Jacques Nienaber who has joined the squad as a consultant on a short-term basis ahead of the World Cup.

  • Tuesday, 9. August, 2011

    Wallabies must raise their game

    Wallabies scrumhalf Will Genia admitted that his team will need to play much better than they did against the All Blacks last week if they want to beat a first-choice Springbok outfit in Durban this weekend.

  • Tuesday, 9. August, 2011

    Province shuffle their front row

    Western Province coach Allister Coetzee has made two changes to his team, both of them in the front row, for the clash with defending Currie Cup champions the Sharks at Newlands this weekend.

  • Tuesday, 9. August, 2011

    Laidlaw takes Edinburgh captaincy reins

    Edinburgh Rugby head coach Michael Bradley has named 25-year-old scrumhalf Greig Laidlaw as club captain for the new Celtic League season.

  • Tuesday, 9. August, 2011

    Blue Bulls running out of options

    Blue Bulls coach Pine Pienaar believes that a victory over the Pumas in their Currie Cup match at the weekend would be the only cure for his team's ailments as they flounder on the bottom of the Currie Cup standings.

  • Tuesday, 9. August, 2011

    FNB Top 20 - 9 August 2011

    There was yet another long weekend to disrupt the smooth flow of schools rugby but there were still some big results - above all Gim's win over third-placed Boys' High in the crunch match of their season.

  • Tuesday, 9. August, 2011

    Habana: 'Rustiness not an issue'

    Springbok wing Bryan Habana insists that rustiness is not a concern for South Africa ahead of their clash with Australia in Durban on Saturday despite the bulk of the team having been out of action for over five weeks.

  • Tuesday, 9. August, 2011

    'Optimistic' Moody clings to RWC hope

    England captain Lewis Moody suffered a mild knee ligament strain during his team's victory over Wales, but is 'optimistic' he will recover in time for the World Cup, it was revealed on Tuesday.

  • Tuesday, 9. August, 2011

    World Cup fever hits South Africa

    With a month to go before the All Blacks host Tonga in the opening match of the World Cup, interest has increased in South Africa, New Zealand's deputy high commissioner Georgina Roberts said on Tuesday.

  • Tuesday, 9. August, 2011

    Sharks to turn to their Boks

    Sharks coach John Plumtree says he will turn back to his Springbok players for this week's Currie Cup encounter against Western Province in Cape Town.

  • Tuesday, 9. August, 2011

    Maties Varsity Cup star signs with Lions

    Stellenbosch hooker Callie Visagie, the 2011 Varsity Cup Player of the Tournament, will further his rugby career in Johannesburg after signing a two-year deal with the Golden Lions.

  • Tuesday, 9. August, 2011

    Big boost for Force pack

    Western Force coach Richard Graham has secured another two important ingredients in his 2012 forward pack with the signature of young Waratahs loose forward Lachlan McCaffrey and the retention of lock Phoenix Battye.

  • Tuesday, 9. August, 2011

    Vermaak rushed straight in

    A brand new face in Jano Vermaak and a first Blue Bulls Currie Cup appearance for Springbok wing Bjorn Basson. That was the big news from Pretoria ahead of Friday's Absa Currie Cup clash against the Pumas in Nelspruit.

  • Tuesday, 9. August, 2011

    Jake White provides some answers

    Brumbies coach Jake White answers readers' questions on Springbok outside centre Jaque Fourie and having an South African A side.